"My Town and Yours"

"My Town and Yours" Thoughts and Observations of Mark Lange

Lets Do This!

by Mark Lange,posted Dec 2 2013 6:09AM

There are not too many towns the size of ours who get a new business employing three hundred people. There are not too many towns the size of ours that get a new business that employs three hundred people that also offers benefits. There are not too many towns the size of ours that the new business with three hundred new jobs says that's just a start as far as employment is concerned.

Welcome Farbest. Even with Thanksgiving just passed, I'm getting a craving for Turkey already and today will be the first day of production. Thanks to everyone involved. Let's not forget the Farbest folks, but let's also move on and figure out how to fill the former Essex Plant and the rest of the industrial park. Three hundred jobs is a great start, but more is better for all of us.